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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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